Hi Ellen,

I sowed my lettuce, broccoli and cauliflower about three weeks ago and just got my first lettuce sprout Saturday. They'll come up when the conditions are right for them. I was wondering what to do with my lettuce because it's in a small container. As someone suggested I can always eat it. No broccoli or cauliflower yet, but if they sprout soon they'll still need time to develop true leaves and get big enough to plant out, and by then the ground should be workable.

So I'd say go for it now.

Caryl

I have kale, sowed in Jan, sprouted with almost 100% germination, after two weeks under snow; lettuce sprouting in plastic bags indoors and WS outdoors, spinach sowed a week ago but not doing anything yet. I think any early spring/fall crop veg should be ready to go!

But this is my first year-- what do I know except that it has worked despite 4 feet of snow, old seeds, and a healthy dose of skepticism. The proof is in my litle sprouts, some already in pots (lettuce indoors) and others moving on to the big world out there on March 15 (Kale!).

Here is a link that might be useful: Experimental Gardener's Blog

Great blog!